UK Sept mortgage lending, approvals slow down from Aug - BSA (Sharewatch)
Gross mortgage advances rose by 5.0 bln stg while net advances increased by 1.9 bln stg, a moderation from 5.6 bln stg and 2.2 bln stg in August respectively.
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Search for the quick sale turns dream into reality "Sell your home in LESS THAN 10 DAYS," billboards urge in low-income and transitional neighborhoods.read more...
1 million owners, $1 million-plus homes (Reg Req'd) Everything about Frank Fazio's new two-bedroom apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side is decidedly average, including its price: a hair under $1 million.read more...
Star manager adjusts stance Don't ask why because there's no good explanation, but Boston is home to an unusual concentration of investment managers who became stars by making extraordinary money buying and selling shares
Home Sales Hit Slowest Pace in 4 Years Reflecting further housing troubles, sales of existing homes fell in May to the lowest level in four years while the median home price dropped for a record 10th consecutive
Ameriquest Parent to Lay Off 3,800 Workers The parent company of Ameriquest Mortgage Co. and Town & Country Credit said Tuesday it will close all of their 229 branch offices and lay off 3,800 employees nationwide as
VTB set to raise mortgage portfolio to $1.5-bln by late 2007 (Russian Information Agency Novosti) MOSCOW, July 19 (RIA Novosti) - Vneshtorgbank (VTB), Russia's state-run foreign trade bank, said Wednesday it intended to increase its mortgage portfolio to $600 million by the end of 2006